not redeemable during that time. Yet I am charged
with the responsibility of lengthening these bonds.

"Whatever my sins, I can claim to have always favored the right to
redeem the bonds of the United States as the 5-20's and the 10-40's
were issued to be redeemed; and if I had had my way we would have
had the same kind of bonds issued instead of the thirty-year bonds."

The relation of Canada with the United States, especially in
connection with the fisheries, became at this period dangerously
strained. This led me, on the 18th of September, to offer in the
Senate the following resolution:

"_Resolved_, That the committee on foreign relations be directed
to inquire into, and report at the next session of Congress, the
state of the relations of the United States with Great Britain and
the Dominion of Canada, with such measures as are expedient to
promote friendly commercial and political intercourse between these
countries and the United States, and for that purpose have leave
to sit during the recess of Congress."

In support of this resolution I said in opening:

"The recent message of the President recommending a line of
retaliation against the Dominion of Canada involves the consideration
of our relations with that country in a far more important and
comprehensive way than Congress has ever before been called upon
to give. The recent treaty rejected by the Senate related to a
single subject, affecting alone our treaty rights on her northeastern
coast. The act of retaliation of 1887 was confined to the same
subject-matter. This message, however, treats of matters extending
across the continent, affecting commercial relations with every
state and territory on our northern boundary. Under these
circumstances I feel it is my duty to present my views of all these
cognate subjects, and in doing so I feel bound to discard, as far
as possible, all political controversy, for in dealing with foreign
relations, and especially those with our nearest neighbor, we should
think only of our country and not of our party."

The real difficulty of dealing with Canada is its dependence on
Great Britain. Our negotiations must be with the English government,
while the matters complained of are purely Canadian, and the consent
of Canada is necessary to the ratification of any treaty. The
President complained that Canadian authorities and officers denied
to our fishermen the common privileges freely granted to friendly
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